Animal Care and Protection Act 2001
sec.4How purposes are to be primarily achieved
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sec.4 How purposes are to be primarily achieved
The purposes are to be primarily achieved by the following— providing for regulations about codes of practice for animal welfare; allowing regulations to require compliance with codes of practice; imposing a duty of care on persons in charge of animals; prohibiting certain conduct in relation to animals; requiring a person using an animal for scientific purposes to comply with the scientific use code; providing for the registration of certain users of animals for scientific purposes; providing for the appointment of authorised officers to monitor compliance with compulsory code requirements and the scientific use code; providing for the appointment of inspectors to investigate and enforce this Act; allowing the Minister to establish an animal welfare advisory committee or another body to advise the Minister on animal welfare issues.
- (a) providing for regulations about codes of practice for animal welfare;
- (b) allowing regulations to require compliance with codes of practice;
- (c) imposing a duty of care on persons in charge of animals;
- (d) prohibiting certain conduct in relation to animals;
- (e) requiring a person using an animal for scientific purposes to comply with the scientific use code;
- (f) providing for the registration of certain users of animals for scientific purposes;
- (g) providing for the appointment of authorised officers to monitor compliance with compulsory code requirements and the scientific use code;
- (h) providing for the appointment of inspectors to investigate and enforce this Act;
- (i) allowing the Minister to establish an animal welfare advisory committee or another body to advise the Minister on animal welfare issues.